Velasco Glacier
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Velasco Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Velasco Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Walgreen Coast |
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Length | 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Velasco Glacier (74°16′S 101°11′W / 74.267°S 101.183°W / -74.267; -101.183Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
74°16′S 101°11′W / 74.267°S 101.183°W / -74.267; -101.183) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long flowing west from Walgreen Coast toward the Backer Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after , a United States Geological Survey (USGS) computer specialist, and part of the USGS team that compiled the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1:5,000,000-scale maps of Antarctica in the 1990s.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Velasco Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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